shazbotus

Hello all,
I am currently a Junior and an Electrical and Computer Engineer / Computer Science major at Duke University here in the US. I am planning on studying abroad in Australia this upcoming spring (northern hemisphere, so that means around February). I have a few things to ask initially that I would like your opinions on, since you who live in Australia will be the best ones to answer it (no doubt even better than our Study Abroad office here). I may keep this thread active as I get closer to deciding exactly where I want to study and what to expect / do.
So, first I would just like to hear your opinions on these three schools: University of Melbourne, UNSW, and University of Sydney. I have decided on these three because I want to be in a large city (Durham, North Carolina is where Duke is located and is not a metropolis by any means), I want to go to a good school, I want to go to a larger school than Duke (Duke is about 6,500 undergrads), and I like being outdoors and traveling. Please don't be too harsh as I am still trying to learn a lot about Australia and may make some stupid sounding comments. Here's to a good discussion of Australia and its collegiate experiences (though I want my experience to be more than just a studying thing...I also want to explore some). Thanks so much in advance.